Riese (2009) s01e08 Episode Script
Indoctrination
RIESE: (Panting)
(Children snarl)
(Gasps)
Oof.
(Locks click)
Did they hurt you?
NARRATOR: The man saved Riese
from the feral children.
Well, maybe.
She might have been safer
with the demented boys outside.
Don't be afraid.
(Mechanical howl)
(Mechanical snarl)
Come.
(Snarl)
(Banging)
(Crash)
(Mechanical howl)
Hurry.
(Gasps)
NARRATOR: Hunt. Kill.
Those were the only thoughts left
in the boy's twisted mind.
The other children remained outside,
too scared to re-enter
the place that stole their humanity.
You did this, didn't you?
What were you doing to them?
Enlightening them.
(Mechanical snarl)
(Mechanical snarl)
How do we get out of here?
We don't. We hide.
(Snarl)
It's all wrong. All wrong.
It's not supposed to be like this.
We wanted true believers.
Purified followers of
the Goddess Sonne,
who would embrace her
unquestioningly.
To become a perfect disciple,
one must abandon his humanity and
embrace the relics of the Goddess.
Children have such potential.
Young minds - so pliable.
So easy to mold.
They could become the perfect
followers for the Ascension.
The Ascension?
(Clattering)
(Boy whimpers)
The time when the Anointed One
will rule over this world.
When all of mankind will follow
the Sect. That time is almost here.
This is what you wanted?
No. No.
Something went wrong.
An unforseen variable.
They were supposed to advance.
Become something greater.
But
(Man screams)
..they regressed.
The children went wild,
attacking everyone in sight.
So the Sect abandoned us here.
(Man yells)
I failed them.
I can't leave them. I can fix them.
I think you've done enough.
(Mechanical snarl)
NARRATOR: The people
were about to find
their broken kingdom
turned into a holy land.
Few believers knew
what the Ascension was,
and fewer still knew what it meant.
That a new ruler,
one created by the Sect,
was primed to
assume the throne of Eleysia.
Through the Goddess,
we will be purified.
Herrick, your devotion
to the Goddess pleases her.
We praise your cleansing of Helmkin.
And what of the heretic?
Our Huntsmen have followed her
to the edge of Vidar.
Truly?
My men are waiting
near the perimeter.
Do not let them
enter that defiled place.
Too much has already been lost.
It will be interesting to see how
she fares against our
..prototype.
(Chuckles)
Now, for the matter at hand.
The time of his Ascension is here.
Herrick has informed us
..that his enlightenment
is complete.
He has found the Goddess
and transcended his humanity.
(Door creaks)
He will become the true leader
of everything as it should be.
Herrick! Explain yourself.
Empress! You desecrate
our sacred ground.
Silence, Cacilia.
I gave you an order.
Can you not perform me
the simplest of tasks?
Your incompetence is astounding.
Amara, you have no authority here.
Continue the hunt
immediately, Herrick.
Or I will charge you
with treason against the Crown.
Of course, Empress.
Good.
And if you ever ignore my commands
again, no Goddess will save you.
Goddess, forgive the desecration
of your holy sanctuary.
Let us conclude.
May the Goddess light your path.
ALL: May the Goddess light our path.
Herrick.
Leave for Vidar at once.
Best to appease her for now.
Trennan.
Trennan!
A word?
I think they're gone.
No, don't!
Heretic!
(Whack)
Ungh!
£ Theme music
Robert Dennys
(Children snarl)
(Gasps)
Oof.
(Locks click)
Did they hurt you?
NARRATOR: The man saved Riese
from the feral children.
Well, maybe.
She might have been safer
with the demented boys outside.
Don't be afraid.
(Mechanical howl)
(Mechanical snarl)
Come.
(Snarl)
(Banging)
(Crash)
(Mechanical howl)
Hurry.
(Gasps)
NARRATOR: Hunt. Kill.
Those were the only thoughts left
in the boy's twisted mind.
The other children remained outside,
too scared to re-enter
the place that stole their humanity.
You did this, didn't you?
What were you doing to them?
Enlightening them.
(Mechanical snarl)
(Mechanical snarl)
How do we get out of here?
We don't. We hide.
(Snarl)
It's all wrong. All wrong.
It's not supposed to be like this.
We wanted true believers.
Purified followers of
the Goddess Sonne,
who would embrace her
unquestioningly.
To become a perfect disciple,
one must abandon his humanity and
embrace the relics of the Goddess.
Children have such potential.
Young minds - so pliable.
So easy to mold.
They could become the perfect
followers for the Ascension.
The Ascension?
(Clattering)
(Boy whimpers)
The time when the Anointed One
will rule over this world.
When all of mankind will follow
the Sect. That time is almost here.
This is what you wanted?
No. No.
Something went wrong.
An unforseen variable.
They were supposed to advance.
Become something greater.
But
(Man screams)
..they regressed.
The children went wild,
attacking everyone in sight.
So the Sect abandoned us here.
(Man yells)
I failed them.
I can't leave them. I can fix them.
I think you've done enough.
(Mechanical snarl)
NARRATOR: The people
were about to find
their broken kingdom
turned into a holy land.
Few believers knew
what the Ascension was,
and fewer still knew what it meant.
That a new ruler,
one created by the Sect,
was primed to
assume the throne of Eleysia.
Through the Goddess,
we will be purified.
Herrick, your devotion
to the Goddess pleases her.
We praise your cleansing of Helmkin.
And what of the heretic?
Our Huntsmen have followed her
to the edge of Vidar.
Truly?
My men are waiting
near the perimeter.
Do not let them
enter that defiled place.
Too much has already been lost.
It will be interesting to see how
she fares against our
..prototype.
(Chuckles)
Now, for the matter at hand.
The time of his Ascension is here.
Herrick has informed us
..that his enlightenment
is complete.
He has found the Goddess
and transcended his humanity.
(Door creaks)
He will become the true leader
of everything as it should be.
Herrick! Explain yourself.
Empress! You desecrate
our sacred ground.
Silence, Cacilia.
I gave you an order.
Can you not perform me
the simplest of tasks?
Your incompetence is astounding.
Amara, you have no authority here.
Continue the hunt
immediately, Herrick.
Or I will charge you
with treason against the Crown.
Of course, Empress.
Good.
And if you ever ignore my commands
again, no Goddess will save you.
Goddess, forgive the desecration
of your holy sanctuary.
Let us conclude.
May the Goddess light your path.
ALL: May the Goddess light our path.
Herrick.
Leave for Vidar at once.
Best to appease her for now.
Trennan.
Trennan!
A word?
I think they're gone.
No, don't!
Heretic!
(Whack)
Ungh!
£ Theme music
Robert Dennys